Towing with a new L200 warrior double cab

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Hi I’m thinking of swapping my discovery for an L200 Warrior double cab as they seem to be more economical in cost to run/parts/maintence. I tow an ifor 510 , usually one horse about 750kg sometimes two and I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts or advice ?
 
Very long! I have a Disco or the L200 to tow with. I find the L200 easier to drive, the clutch is much lighter, although on a long journey it can get a little uncomfortable. Plenty of power, but I think you need some weight in the back. Not towing, but I have lost the back end on a roundabout, and OH did once too so not just me and I didn't think I was going fast. Nothing bad happened, but it made me a bit more cautious afterwards.

I have done up to 70 miles on the motorway but I haven't done lots and lots of towing with it, but if it was the only towing vehicle I had I would be happy enough.

Ours is definitely a farm vehicle, no frills, but (touching wood frantically) is has been really reliable and put up with a rough life and I can't even remember how old it is. Great in the snow too.
 
I chatted to a salesman rep whilst I was picking up an old shogun and he told me that the new L200 was much better to tow with than the older one as the springs had been upgraded and the entire back end was much more stable

Don't know if that helps?
 
Thank you ! It is ... I tow quite a lot , but my disco is so expensive to run I was just wondering if this will be a viable option , if it will still do the work and tow soundly
 
It is quite fun to drive sitting up high, although dog prefers the Disco as she can see out of the windows. It is a lot of metal, but awful reversing because I am always waiting for the crunch as I hit something, don't know if the newer ones have a reversing alarm.


It is, after all, a pick-up, a utility vehicle, but many people have them as their only vehicle.
 
McFluff said:
They are very long and not car park friendly, so worth being aware if it will be your main vehicle.
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That is very true. It isn't easy to find a street parking space long enough in a busy town, so you do have to think a bit about where to park.
 
I bought a series 5 L200 barbarian for my towing vehicle (first towing vehicle) and it’s great. As others have said, it is a utility vehicle at the end of the day and drives like one, and I agree if could do with some weight in the back to drive at its best. As long as you don’t go anywhere fast in it you’ll be fine, and it’s great. I’ve done some unladen motorway miles in mine and it’s fine, comfortable and solid at 70mph.
Towing it’s great, loads of power, doesn’t struggle at all. Automatic gearbox is good, bit noisy but again you’d expect it from this type of vehicle. I tow up and down some big hills and can’t fault it.
 
I've been really pleased with my shogun did 3200, it's my only vehicle and I've barely towed since having it due to horse injuries but it's really smart and decent on the gas, easy to parallel park etc
 
REcently bought an old one as a second car, to tow my trailer and generally lug stuff about. I love it. Great to be able to chuck all the horse stuff in the back and keep the car interior clean -that's definitely a first!
 
Melbettson said:
Thank you ! It is ... I tow quite a lot , but my disco is so expensive to run I was just wondering if this will be a viable option , if it will still do the work and tow soundly
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It might still be quite pricey on fuel, I have HiLux, similar vehicle also auto gearbox, round town 24 ish, long journeys if towing about 22ish
 
I have recently bought a series 5 warrior. Love towing with it and like general driving with it too. The warrior and barbarian have reversing cameras - very useful for hitching up and the image is accurate. The newer (ie series 5) models are more fuel efficient than the hilux (one reason I chose L200 over hilux) and bhp etc all improved too. Toyota haven't really upgraded the hilux in recent years to keep in the competition (imo - but they are still great trucks). I tried an isuzu and found it very noisy and low geared.
Parking a truck is tricky as the spaces are generally too small but I find i just have to take a tiny bit more consideration as to where to park - reversing camera very useful if parallel parking ;)
I do a lot of towing and a lot of uneconomical driving (2miles here and 2 miles there) and am getting 30mpg including towing. One of my friends is using hers to commute to work and getting nearer 40mpg. I think if I wasn't doing the tiny trips mine would soon increase even when towing! Hills aren't an issue and being able to select 4wd is handy (I'm used to cars that are "intelligent" 4x4). Plenty room in the back for all the horse gear and comfy driving position.
Mine is a manual so expect mpg is higher than the auto version.
 
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